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Atlanta Regional Commission
The Atlanta Regional Commission is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for the 11-county area including Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale counties and 76 municipalities including the City of Atlanta. For over 65 years, ARC and its predecessor agencies have helped to focus the region's leadership, attention and resources on key issues of regional consequence. ARC is dedicated to unifying the region's collective resources to prepare the metro area for a prosperous future. It does so through professional planning initiatives, the provision of objective information and the involvement of the community in collaborative partnerships.
Purpose
ARC is dedicated to improving our region’s quality of life by planning new transportation options, fostering livable communities, providing services to older and disabled populations, wisely managing water resources, and ensuring a skilled workforce. We advance the national and international standing of the region by leveraging the uniqueness of its evolving communities, anticipating and responding to current realities, and driving a data-driven planning process that provides a high quality of life, balancing social, economic, and environmental needs of all our communities.
Vision
One Great Region.
Mission
Foster thriving communities for all within the Atlanta region through collaborative, data-informed planning, and investments.
Additional Culture Details
The Strategic Framework is a critical step in the agency’s objective to increase accountability, effectiveness, and progress in metro Atlanta. The management team meticulously crafted the agency’s new Strategic Framework with support from the Board, staff, partners, and other stakeholders. It was designed to guide work between 2023 and 2027 and includes key foundational elements for the agency: vision, mission, goals, and values.
GOALS
• Healthy, safe, livable communities in the Atlanta Metro area.
• Strategic investments in people, infrastructure, mobility and preserving natural resources.
• Diverse stakeholders engage and take a regional approach to solve local issues.
• A competitive economy that is inclusive, innovative, and resilient.
• Regional services delivered with operational excellence and efficiency
GOALS
• Healthy, safe, livable communities in the Atlanta Metro area.
• Strategic investments in people, infrastructure, mobility and preserving natural resources.
• Diverse stakeholders engage and take a regional approach to solve local issues.
• A competitive economy that is inclusive, innovative, and resilient.
• Regional services delivered with operational excellence and efficiency
Values
- Integrity
- In our conduct, communication, and collaboration with each other and the region’s residents, we will act with consistency, honesty, transparency, fairness, and accountability within and across each of our responsibilities and functions.
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